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you?"
    "Good, thank you. Thought I'd call and hear your voice before I board the plane. There's not much to do here at the airport."
    "Ahh, you're bored!"
    "Yeah, and I thought what better way to chase away my boredom than to have a conversation with a very attractive lady."
    She snickered. "It must be a little too early on a Saturday morning for you, Rob. That was very cheesy."
    He laughed out loud. "Where are you? You sound like you're outdoors."
    "I'm walking to one of my favourite cafes that serves all-day breakfast."
    "Meeting anyone?"
    "No. Just me and my lonesome." She wished with all her heart he was there with her.
    "So what are you gonna have?"
    "I don't know yet. I feel like something sweet, so maybe I'll have pancakes with lots of maple syrup."
    "You're already sweet enough without the syrup."
    She giggled. "What is it about this morning that's making you men cheesy? Maybe I should consider having some cheese for breakfast."
    "What do you mean us men? Don't I have the sole privilege of being the cheesy one?" Rob asked with mock indignation.
    She chuckled. "No, you don't have the sole privilege."
    "What? Who else could be so cheesy to you at this time of the day?"
    "Mr. Dimples."
    "Who?"
    "The guy that bumped into me earlier."
    "How cheesy was he?" Rob growled.
    "Hmm. I must admit he probably wasn't as cheesy as you. So okay, you can take the prize for being the cheesiest before eleven in the morning."
    "So what exactly did he say?"
    "Um," she tried to remember what the guy with the dimples said. "I think he said it's not every day he bumps into a beautiful woman." She squashed her face in scepticism, still not believing a total stranger would call her beautiful.
    "Oh. What did he look like? Was he good-looking?"
    She raised an eyebrow at the tone of his voice. Is he jealous? Her heart galloped at the thought. "Yeah, he was."
    "Really? So he was … attractive?"
    "Well, I do find guys with dimples extra cute."
    "Cute? As in little-teddy-bear cute?"
    "No. Not this one. He was more like hot-cute."
    Silence.
    "Rob? Are you there?"
    "So where does this guy live?" Rob asked ominously.
    "How should I know?" Her voice carried her amusement. "If he's a local then I'm likely to bump into him again. I'll find out then."
    Another long silence. Then she heard an announcement in the background.
    "We're boarding," Rob said flatly.
    "Already?"
    "Yeah." Rob exhaled loudly. "I'll call you next week, Jess. I'll let you know when I'm coming back after I've confirmed a couple of things at work."
    "Okay. That'll be good."
    "Until then, keep your diary free for me, okay?"
    "Okay."
    "See you soon," Rob said softly.
    "See you, Rob."
    Jessa trundled to the cafe. It was fun pretending that Rob cared about her like a jealous boyfriend. But that wasn't reality. The reality was he wanted her for her body and they hadn't ended up in bed yet. He was still in seduction mode, that was all. She wasn't stupid enough to think that Rob's sweet and even jealous attention could mean anything more than strong physical desire.
    The dull ache in her chest was back. Thankfully, she was getting very good at ignoring it and its meaning. She patted herself on the back for having her brain in the right place.

    *******

    Rob looked outside the airplane window pensively. He wondered if Jessa got what he meant when he asked her to keep her diary free for him. He wanted to say something more straight to the point, like 'tell Mr. Fucking Dimples to leave you alone' but he knew he didn't have the right to say that.
    He knew he was being jealous but he couldn't help it. Jessa should've had woken up next to him that morning and they could have had breakfast together. She shouldn't have been out and about bumping into some flirty, dimpled idiot.
    He rubbed his face with his hands, perplexed by his alien feelings. Since when had he become so jealous of other men? Sure, he had a very competitive nature but he was feeling so downright possessive of Jessa it was bordering